UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION

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1 MARY CUMMINS Plaintiff W. th St. #0- Los Angeles, CA 001 In Pro Per Telephone: ( -0 mmmaryinla@aol.com MARY CUMMINS Plaintiff v. AMANDA LOLLAR aka BAT WORLD SANCTUARY an individual person, BAT WORLD SANCTUARY an unknown business entity, JOHN DOES 1- Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION Case No. CV 001 DMG (MANx PLAINTIFF S MOTION TO QUASH DEFENDANTS AMANDA LOLLAR, BAT WORLD SANCTUARY SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION OF SUDDENLINK, DECLARATION OF MARY CUMMINS DISCOVERY MATTER Complaint Filed: September, 0 Discovery Cut off: September, 01 Pretrial Conf. Date: TBS Trial Date: TBS Hearing Date: 1 Plaintiff Mary Cummins ( Plaintiff hereby opposes Defendants Amanda Lollar and Bat World Sanctuary subpoena for deposition of Suddenlink. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff sued Defendants Amanda Lollar, Bat World Sanctuary and John Does 1-, asserting claims for defamation, defamation per se, interference with business relations, interference with prospective economic advantage and infliction of emotional distress. 1

2 Defendants Amanda Lollar, Bat World Sanctuary sent subpoena to Suddenlink on August, 01 (Exhibits 1. Defendants subpoena is defective as subpoena was not served in person, deposition site is over 0 miles from deposed, subpoena is not timely and no attendance or mileage fee was included (Declaration of Mary Cummins Exhibit. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff attended an internship at Bat World Sanctuary June 0 (Exhibit, Declaration of Plaintiff Mary Cummins. Plaintiff witnessed Defendant Amanda Lollar commit animal cruelty, animal neglect, violate the health department regulations, violate the Animal Welfare Act, violate the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department regulations and other disturbing things. Plaintiff left the internship early, returned to California and reported Defendant to authorities. In retaliation Defendant Amanda Lollar and John Does defamed and libeled Plaintiff on the Internet. September, 0 Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants for claims of defamation, defamation per se, interference with business relations, interference with prospective economic advantage and infliction of emotional distress. III. LEGAL ANALYSIS A. Defendants subpoena is defective (1 As per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule it must be served in person. It was not served in person. ( As per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule (c((a(ii(b the deposition site cannot be more than 0 miles from the address of the non-party. The deposition site is over 0 miles from the non-party to be deposed. It is unduly burdensome. ( As per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (A you must give 1 days notice of deposition. The last day of discovery is September, 01. They would have had to depose Suddenlink before September, 01. They would have had to give notice at

3 the very latest by August 0, 01. They gave notice August, 01 for a deposition on September, 01. They are too late to take this deposition as this is not an expert witness. They are too late to ask for the documents in discovery because of time restrictions. There is no way Plaintiff can afford to fly to Texas to cross-examine this witness at this late notice and date. ( As per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule an attendance and mileage fee must be included for a non-party. No fees were attached to the subpoena. IV. CONCLUSION Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court strike s Defendants subpoena for deposition of Suddenlink. Plaintiff also requests sanctions against Defendants. As per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure a party or attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the subpoena. The issuing court must enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction which may include lost earnings and reasonable attorney's fees on a party or attorney who fails to comply. Plaintiff has lost earnings due to having to write this motion to quash subpoena. Plaintiff also incurred courier fees to file this motion. 0 1 Respectfully submitted, /ss/ Mary Cummins Mary Cummins, Plaintiff Dated: August, 01 W. th St. #0- Los Angeles, CA 001 In Pro Per Direct: ( -0 Direct Fax: ( - mmmaryinla@aol.com

4 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL (FRCivP (b or (CCP 1a, 01. or (FRAP (d I am Plaintiff in pro per whose address is W. th St. #0-, Los Angeles, California I am over the age of eighteen years. I further declare that on the date hereof I served a copy of: PLAINTIFF S MOTION TO QUASH DEFENDANTS AMANDA LOLLAR, BAT WORLD SANCTUARY SUBPOENAS FOR DEPOSITION OF SUDDENLINK on the following by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows for collection and mailing at W. th St. #0-, Los Angeles, CA Dean A. Rocco Jackson Lewis LLP South Figueroa, Suite 00 Los Angeles, CA 001 I also ed a copy to Dean Rocco at RoccoD@jacksonlewis.com I also faxed a copy to Dean Rocco at (1-00. I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this day, August, 01, at Los Angeles, California 0 1 Respectfully submitted, /ss/ Mary Cummins Mary Cummins, Plaintiff Dated: August, 01 W. th St. #0- Los Angeles, CA 001 In Pro Per

5 DECLARATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY CUMMINS I, MARY CUMMINS, declare as follows: 1. I am Mary Cummins Plaintiff in pro per. I make this declaration on my personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein.. Attached as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of an , notice of subpoena and subpoena sent to me August, 01 a Friday at : p.m. by Defendants attorney s assistant Karina Ramirez.. The next business day August, 01 a Monday at :00 a.m. I faxed a letter to Suddenlink Legal Compliance via NeuStar Inc their agent stating that I object to the subpoena and will be filing a motion to quash.. Attached as Exhibit is a true and correct copy of my fax to Suddenlink/ NeuStar.. August, 01 I sent an to Defendants attorney Dean Rocco at : a.m. stating that I object to this subpoena and sent a letter to Suddenlink/NeuStar which I attached.. Attached as Exhibit is a true and correct copy of my to Dean Rocco and the attached letter to Suddenlink/NeuStar. I requested a meet and confer at that time.. Attached as Exhibit is a true and correct copy of an from Dean Rocco to me in response to my to him. He stated he was out of the office but would respond shortly. He has not gotten back to me about our meet and confer on this issue. I was forced to file this motion to quash subpoena.. I calculated the exact distance between the deposed and the deposition site using Google maps. It is over 0 miles.. No attendance or mileage fee was included with the subpoena.. No proof of service of deposition was sent to me.

6 . August 0, 01 I injured my big toe. I am in a temporary boot and cannot walk easily. I could not drive to court to file this in person. I am a pro se am not allowed to file digitally. I had to overnight mail it. Therefore I could not write in a hearing date. I, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August, 01 at Los Angeles, California. By: MARY CUMMINS